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The Golden Age of Halloween Soundtracks

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The Golden Age of Halloween Soundtracks

As we prepare to flip our calendars from September to October and officially enter Spooky Season, I felt it was appropriate to take a look and listen to the origin story of these iconic soundtracks, and how they shaped our perception of the sound of Halloween over the years.

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Haunted House Soundtrack

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Haunted House Soundtrack

When I was a child, my brother and I would happily forego the majority of our trick-or-treat time in order to put on a free haunted house in our basement for the neighborhood kids.  We planned it for weeks and had everything from the quintessential haunted "bowl of brains" (cold spaghetti noodles) to a gauntlet where hidden ghouls grabbed at your ankles. 

The key element of this yearly extravaganza was always the cheesy haunted house soundtrack cassette tape that we played on a portable boom box.  

So, in the spirit of Halloween, I brought together the whole crew at Boom Box Post, and we recorded some very cheesy and spooky vocals.  Then, I recreated that classic spooky cassette tape!

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